Grateful Dead Continues Their Summer Tour

August 10, 1990

The Grateful Dead will continue their summer tour in the wake of keyboardist Brent Mydland`s death, but there is no word yet on whether Mydland will be replaced. The cause of Mydland`s death is unknown. A preliminary autopsy on July 27 was inconclusive, but there was no evidence of drugs or foul play.

-- On Sept. 6, MTV will broadcast The 1990 MTV Video Music Awards live from the Universal Amphitheatre, with Arsenio Hall as host. Among the featured presenters are David Cassidy and Susan Dey from The Partridge Family (!) and Michael Ontkean and Sherilyn Fenn from Twin Peaks. Scheduled performers include Janet Jackson, Aerosmith and M.C. Hammer.